Happiness Is:

Inspired by Shimelle, and also thanks to her layout, I've done a digital page with a Very Cherry kit I got from TwoPeas. It was the first time I've used a layered page to do this with, and I really liked the way it turned out.

Trying something new

Trying Windows Live Writer right now, so that maybe I won’t have to deal with Blogger scheduling issues. This is my first post via this format…I’m still sick and we’re still moving, The end is in sight, but my motivation is severely lacking. Need to run over tomorrow and clean up two rooms hardcore, then maybe the bathroom. Tons of things need done, and I hope they will be. Eeek!

 

Also, I’ve been fighting with the internet service provider (RoadRunner)—I FINALLY think I have it, after having at one point three trucks at night in front of my house, lights blazing. Craziness.

Oh, Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. Check out this link from Songbird Avenue for a digi mosaic template.

Digital Layout

You're probably tired of hearing from me today, but I just had to pop in to show you my newest digi-layout:

I LOVED using the toy camera frames on the photos on the right hand side. And I found a lot of pictures that show my brother's smile. He just graduated last weekend, and it was really fun to watch him interact with his guests. At one point, there were over 50 people in my parent's living room! I think about half of the senior class showed up.
There was a lot of food, and I got to bring home some dill dip, shredded chicken and baked beans. And some giant olives (which I was most thankful for, LOL). All in all, it was a great time. Now I can't wait to see what else my brother has in store for us!

My new creative home

The reason I started this blog was so that I could explore my creative side. The only problem is that I never seem to post!
Anyway, I love the digi community at TwoPeasinaBucket.com. If you've never been, two peas is a great site for tutorials, paper and lots of other awesome stuff. There are free layouts, free courses in photography and much, MUCH more.
I just started to do some physical scrapping, after being a solid digi scrapper and mixed media art fan, and so that will be coming to my two peas blog (as well as here).
Anyway, here's my first pea blog. More is definitely on the way!
I hope you'll join me in my new creative journey. Please comment with your blog so I can see what's going on in your creative life!

Good news!

Wow!So that layout I showed you in my last post...It won a contest. I got $5 in store credit, which isn't bad... Made me smile today.
It's good to get surprises.
I think I'm going to use the money for some more digital elements--I can't believe how much I love doing this stuff again since I've gotten Photoshop!!! Yay!

Weekend Update

I made my first digital layout today, in Photoshop. It felt really nice to get back into Photoshop, but I know I only have a rudimentary grasp of what the program can do, but it's a start.

TwoPeasinaBucket.com is rapidly becoming one of my favorite sites on the internet, I'm always checking into their message boards and such. I never thought of myself as a scrapbooker, but with the digital stuff, I am finding more different ways to look at things.

I went to Archiver's yesterday, as a sort of treat (and because I'm not buying books for a while, LOL) and got some nice paper, some Sticker's (which combine gel pens and stickers, so how could I NOT get them?) and some elements that I think I'm going to combine for a great little project for someone.

The digital stuff will also be a great way for me to get things on the computer better organized.